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Taleban fight back

Kate Clark examines how the Taleban are managing to fight back against the most sophisticated armies in the world and asks where their weapons are coming from.

Kate Clark examines how the Taleban are managing to fight back against the most sophisticated armies in the world and asks where their weapons are coming from.

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external links and further reading

Afghanistan Wikipedia entry

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